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Terror plot scare hits shares [08/10/2006 01:17 PM]
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Shares in Britain's travel and holiday companies plunged today following news of a massive terrorist plot involving air flights to and from the UK
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Risk to 3m HSBC web accounts [08/10/2006 01:17 PM]
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A major security loophole has left the online accounts of 3.1m HSBC customers vulnerable to criminals who can access their details with ease, it has been claimed
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Market report: Thursday 13.00 [08/10/2006 01:17 PM]
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The terror plot added to last night's Wall Street pounding to wipe more than £20bn off the value of leading companies at one time
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Thames Water owner 's profits soar [08/10/2006 01:17 PM]
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The owner of under-fire utility company Thames Water today reported first half operating profits of more than €4bn - an increase of 19%
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Alaska threat to sue BP for oil tax losses [08/10/2006 01:17 PM]
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BP's woes over the partial shutdown of its Prudhoe Bay oilfield in Alaska worsened last night with the threat of legal action
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IP's 69% profits surge fuels bills anger [08/10/2006 01:17 PM]
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Consumer anxiety over rip-off electricity companies was fuelled today after International Power
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Tesco takes another giant step [08/10/2006 01:17 PM]
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It is already the UK's biggest food retailer, and now Tesco is poised to become the country's seller of non-food goods
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Starbucks sales rocket to £244m [08/10/2006 01:17 PM]
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Plans for world domination continued apace last year as Starbucks UK sales rocketed 20% to £244.2m
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RSA lifted by good weather [08/10/2006 01:17 PM]
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More Than insurer Royal & Sun Alliance posted strong profits growth today as it benefited from favourable weather conditions
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Another rate hike on the cards [08/10/2006 01:17 PM]
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Homeowners are facing a further rise in borrowing costs after the Bank of England predicted it faces a challenge to keep inflation in check
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ITV shake-up to find the X Factor [08/10/2006 01:17 PM]
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ITV announced a dramatic shakeup of its programming today following a disastrous slide in advertising over the summer
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£30,000 income for first home [08/10/2006 01:17 PM]
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First-timers have made a substantial return to the property market but high prices are stretching new buyers further than ever
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ID theft hits one in ten [08/10/2006 01:17 PM]
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Up to one in ten Britons claim they have been victims of identity theft - but many remain reckless with their personal financial details
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Aviva looks overseas as profits surge [08/10/2006 01:17 PM]
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Fresh from its £1.6bn purchase of an American insurer, Aviva has promised massive growth in both the US and European markets
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Online spending to hit £40bn [08/10/2006 01:17 PM]
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The number of people shopping over the internet is expected to soar by 10m by the end of the decade to nearly 25m
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Borrowing soars to pay school fees [08/10/2006 01:17 PM]
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Soaring numbers of parents are taking out bank loans to send their children to private school
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Fed ends two years of rate rises for US [08/10/2006 01:17 PM]
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An uninterrupted two-year run of interest rate hikes has ended in the US, as clouds gathered around the world's largest economy
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King gives it out in spades [08/10/2006 01:17 PM]
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The Bank of England's thoughts on inflation do not make cheery reading for borrowers hoping last week's interest rate rise was a one-off
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FKI a bargain buy - despite the challenges [08/10/2006 01:17 PM]
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The news at FKI isn't all good. But is it sufficient to justify the rock-bottom rating that the market is giving its shares? We think not
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